Articles filed under Volunteering
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Lake Zurich woman making snowflakes for Connecticut studentsDec 21, 2012 11:00 am - Like many parents, Lake Zurich resident Lora Rampino struggled to explain the violence at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School to her own kids. Afterward, Rampino'...
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Bears wives, Sam's Club help those in need for ChristmasDec 19, 2012 7:15 am - Shoppers stopped and stared as they watched women clad in Chicago Bears jerseys wrapping presents recently at Sam's Club in Vernon Hills. For the sixth consecutive year,...
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Mundelein students volunteer at Habitat for Humanity storeDec 14, 2012 2:26 pm - Deep in a Gurnee warehouse, surrounded by boxes of light bulbs, construction materials and other goods, a group of Mundelein High School students laughed and joked Frida...
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Cary-Grove students collect $20,000 in gifts for kidsDec 13, 2012 10:00 am - Cary-Grove High School students and Interact Club members sent a truckload of presents to students in Chicago. The students collected roughly 800 gifts worth about $20,0...
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Wauconda students tackle buckthorn at Flint CreekDec 10, 2012 1:21 pm - Submitted by Citizens for Conservation For the second time this year, as part of their curriculum, sixth- through eighth-grade students and teachers from Wauconda’s Da V...
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Agency seeking knitters for scraf fundraiserDec 07, 2012 1:19 pm - Special knitters for special needs are needed. The Association for Individual Development is seeking individuals to knit scarves to raise money for the nonprofit organiz...
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Gurnee church seeks help for hurricane victimsDec 06, 2012 3:35 pm - Gurnee Community Church is seeking items to send two men and a box truck full of supplies for Hurricane Sandy victims in Haddonfield, N.J. The truck will be in the churc...
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Otis Wilson at blood driveDec 05, 2012 10:19 am - The Mundelein Fire Department will host its annual “Holiday Heroes” blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at the fire station at 1000 N. Midlothian Road. Ot...
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W.J. Murphy students help Mano a Mano in Round Lake ParkDec 04, 2012 12:08 pm - Students at W.J. Murphy Elementary School in Round Lake recently provided essential supplies for a child care room during a visit to their community partner, Mano a Mano...
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Give blood, meet Otis WilsonNov 30, 2012 3:52 pm - The Mundelein Fire Department will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 at the main fire station, 1000 N. Midlothian Road. Former Chicago Bears grea...